The Expression of Interest (EOI) is the first stage of the application process for Harit Bharat Fund. For this application, we will ask for basic information about your organization, its past work, and your proposed project. Below you will find a list of each of the application sections and fields, as well as links to dive deeper into each section of the application.
Please note that all of the application questions will be required, except for website and social media links and the fields in the "Additional information" section. Each organization can submit up to 3 expressions of interest, but they must all be different in scope and location.
Note that these questions pertain only to for-profit companies, including start-ups and farmer producer companies. Non-governmental organizations should consult this list.
Organizational Information: General
- Organization type: For-profit organization or non-profit organization
- Organization name
- Organization registered address
- Organization operation / mailing address
- Organization WhatsApp-enabled phone number
- Website and social media links
Organizational Information: Governance
- Proof of registration
- Corporate Identification Number (CIN)
- What is your DPIIT start-up registration number?
- Date of Incorporation of your organization.
- Organization mission and vision
- List the stakeholders owning more than 10% stake in your company
- How many member are there on the company board?
- How many are women?
- List the core team member that support your business interventions.
- How many employees does the company have?
- How many are women?
- Language preferences
Organizational Information: Past Community Experience
- Describe how your organization engages marginalized communities.
- How many community members did you engage last year (FY2022-2023)?
- How many were men?
- How many were women?
- How many were between 15 and 29 years old?
- How many were over 29 years old?
- How many identify as Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other Backward Class?
- How does your organization engage farmers?
- How many farmers did you engage last year (FY2022-2023)?
- How does your organization engage with women?
- How does your organization engage with people younger than 29 years old?
- How does your organization engage with Schedule Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes?
Organizational Information: Financials and Business Model
- What is your organization type?
- What were your organization's total revenues in INR in FY2020-21, FY2021-22, and FY2022-23?
- How much profit (EBITDA) did you earn in FY2022-2023?
- Upload your organization’s audited financial certificates for FY2020-21, FY2021-22, and FY2022-23.
- What is your organization's projected total revenue in INR for FY2023-2024?
- What is your financing ask for this opportunity in INR?
- Indicate how would you use the funds if you are financed.
- How does your business generate income?
- Does your organization have any loans on its current balance sheet?
- If yes, please state the current outstanding loan amount.
- If yes, what is the purpose of the loans?
Organizational Information: Past Restoration Experience
- How many years of restoration experience does your organization have?
- Which land use systems have you restored?
- Which restoration practices have you used to restore land?
- Select which detailed interventions you have used to restore land.
- How many hectares of degraded land has your organization restored since it was founded?
- How many hectares of degraded land has your organization restored in the past 36 months?
- How many trees has your organization restored or naturally regenerated since it was founded?
- How many trees has your organization restored or naturally regenerated in the past 36 months?
- Describe the landscape where this restoration work occurred and indicate what percentage of your work took place in our target states.
- Upload photos of past restoration work.
Operations Information
- What state(s) do you have operations in?
- In what state(s) would your project operate?
- Which land use systems will you restore through your project?
- What restoration practices will you use to restore land through this project?
- What interventions do you intend to use to restore land?
- What is the source of water that will be used for irrigation?
- How many trees do you intend to restore through this project?
- What tree species do you intend to grow through this project?
- How many hectares of land do you intend to restore through this project?
- How would this funding improve local biodiversity?
- Do you have a monitoring reporting and verification (MRV) framework in place for you land restoration interventions?
- If yes, please upload a past MRV report, if available
- If yes, please upload a past MRV report, if available
Additional Information
- Upload any additional documents
- On which of the following topics would you request technical assistance from a team of experts?
- How did you hear about this opportunity?
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